Each restored German Pierburg Fuel Pump has been disassembled and inspected for viability. Once it passes this test, it is thoroughly cleaned inside and out. During reassembly, each pump is fitted with custom-crafted superior quality diaphragms. All pumps are assembled on a jig to set the pre-load factory spec conditions of the main diaphragm to ensure a longer service life. The best part, these pumps (by design) put out the correct fuel pressure. Want to ship your fuel pump to me for restoration? Get in touch.

]]>http://1967beetle.com/pierburg/feed/0http://1967beetle.com/pierburg/SOLD – ’67 Beetle Lobster Claw Seat Beltshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ericshoemakerblog/~3/VjB-Gfbsmiw/
http://1967beetle.com/lobster-claw-2/#commentsMon, 11 Mar 2019 17:11:06 +0000http://1967beetle.com/?p=22895...]]>Our good friend and follower of 1967beetle.com, Gary Beck has done it again! If you know the ’67 Beetle, you know the correct and rare Lobster Claw seat belts. These are original used German and still function perfectly. They retract as designed, and are ready to install in your pride and joy. All hardware is included including the center hood; a rare find!

Hello, ’67 Beetle community. If you’ve been searching for a properly restored ’67 Beetle carb, you’re in luck. Recently, we are able to source a few viable cores. Down to bare metal, and brought back to their former glory. To note, this is the 100% correct VW 105-1 that came from the factory on your ’67 Beetle. Free shipping in the USA.

Neva and I have been keeping in touch as Jay Salser is on the very slow road to recovery. I can say now with a bit more of a light heart; he’s going to be alright. So many emails have poured in from all over the world; the mighty JK isn’t done with us yet. At one point, I feared the worst had happened. We’ve been writing articles and collaborating about the ’67 Beetle since 2011. He’s a mentor, leader, friend, and all around amazing human being. He pours so much into connecting with each and every one of you.

Neva’s comment below about reading all of your kind words to JK in the hospital means a lot. It’s a testament to the power of the experience here that connects us all; no Small Wonder.

With Neva’s permission, I’m letting the ’67 Beetle community know the latest as of 8:03 PM on 3.1.19

JK at acute care rehab to learn new moves within the limits of his belly. He is keeping close track of vitals, since he told Janeva to stay home and rest today, and she MUST know the facts. Rehab says that the plan is for him to be there just a week. Doctors are all happy with his progress through his tangle of recovery problems. They all sing the same chant: EAT!! Eat for strength. Eat to heal. Eat to keep the gut full and functioning. Eat to manufacture blood. Eat to regain weight. Eat! So he eats and sleeps. It’s going to take a while.

We thank God for preserving him. We thank you for your prayers and encouragement. As I read them to him the next day after surgery, he muttered past the tubes, trying to tell me where each of you lived and what kind of VW you had. You are each special to him.

I thank God for Janeva, our daughter, who has been with JK with hawk-like attention to every detail, and just the right word of comfort and challenge for JK for each situation every day for the past two weeks. May God richly bless her and her husband, Jeff, for their care and sacrifices for us.

– Neva Salser

Let’s point our timing lights in the direction of Garland, TX. Rest and recover, JK.

If you know the ’67 Beetle, you know the correct 12V Sapphire V is getting harder and harder to source; find one with the correct rubber safety knobs, and you’re on your way to being 100% period correct. Roy Gill, reader and follower of 1967beetle.com has a unit available at a very fair asking price.

Many emotions have flooded my mind over the past 24 hours. Questions, worry, and anxiety from hundreds of miles away as the news poured in little by little from Neva. (Jay’s wife)

I’ve learned that Jay Salser is currently in a medical induced coma as he slowly, hopefully works his way back to recovery in a Texas hospital. With Neva’s permission, I’m letting the ’67 Beetle community know the latest as of 10:46 PM on 2.19.19.

In her own words.

“It will probably be a few weeks to a month before Jay is back at his computer, so a word to his favorite group would probably be in order. I know he would want you to thank the LORD with him for answered prayer in preserving his life. We do appreciate your prayers for his recovery.

The short story is: Jay’s heart threw off a shower of clots during A-fib that blocked arteries in the small intestine, of which 1/2 died. The surgeon removed the dead tissue and reconnected for full function. He’ll be in ICU a while, in hospital a little longer, and in physical rehab a little longer before he’ll be back at his desk.”

So many know this, but Jay is admired all over the world for his articles, advice and knowledge shared here at 1967beetle.com. He’s a very humble guy. His efforts and labor of love for sharing vintage VW knowledge does not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

He’s helped this community grow in ways I could have never imagined possible.

If you’ve been touched by Jay, (we all have) please chime in below and say a few words. I’d like to consider this a get well card.

We love you, Jay.

]]>http://1967beetle.com/in-our-thoughts-salser/feed/76http://1967beetle.com/in-our-thoughts-salser/FOR SALE – Miscellaneous ’67 Beetle Partshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ericshoemakerblog/~3/JYFbM3vBG8g/
http://1967beetle.com/67-parts/#commentsTue, 19 Feb 2019 00:53:09 +0000http://1967beetle.com/?p=22715...]]>A reader and follower of 1967beetle.com, Gerry Milota has some special parts offered for sale. They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Please reach out to Gerry at the info below. Who’s going to grab those MINT one year only Lobster Claw Belts, hook included!

1967 Beetle Owner and Reader Beth Leverman, of Dallas, Texas,
submitted the following method for Bushing Removal and Installation using tools
at hand. Thank you, Beth for working
this up and for the photos!

To remove the old 12 Volt Starter
Bushing, tap the old Bushing using a 7/16ths tap

If the Bushing will not remove by
pulling on the threaded tap, install a long bolt of the same threads, place
vise grips at the bolt head and use a hammer to tap on the nether side of the
vise grips. This should loosen and
remove the Bushing.

To install a fresh Bushing, first
slightly chamfer the edge of the Bushing which will be presented to the opening
where it will reside.

Grease the outside of the Bushing
to facilitate installation.

Use a long 3/8ths inch bolt with
a long shoulder but with only enough threaded portion to screw on a nut and
then to slide the Bushing onto the exposed threads.

Or, you can use a completely
threaded bolt and double-nut the bolt to achieve the desired installation length.

Install the Bushing onto the
exposed threads and place the Bushing at the Bushing opening in the
transmission.

Tap the bolt head to start the Bushing
into the hole. Continue until the Bushing
has been installed flush with the hole’s edge.

]]>http://1967beetle.com/12-volt-removal/feed/3http://1967beetle.com/12-volt-removal/Starter Bushing Removal & Installationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ericshoemakerblog/~3/6Yke4YvcMfA/
http://1967beetle.com/starter-bushing-removal/#commentsThu, 31 Jan 2019 23:45:42 +0000http://1967beetle.com/?p=22548...]]>Your Starter fails and when you purchase a new one, the
instructions tell you that unless you install a new Starter Bushing, the
warranty on the new Starter will be voided.

Starter Bushings become worn out-of-round over time, causing
the Starter Shaft to wobble and the Armature to drag inside the Starter
Housing.

Volkswagen air-cooled engine Starters (with the exception of the AutoStick Starters) have no front Bushings–they depend upon a Bushing which is installed in the Transaxle.

When a Starter is removed from the Transaxle, the Bushing
location is revealed. A receiving
orifice holds the Bushing. The Bushing
is pressed or driven into this tight orifice.

When the Engine is removed from the Beetle, it us easy to
see the Bushing location. Simply look at
the Transaxle bell-housing and it is staring you in the face.

However, most of us will experience replacing a Starter from
beneath the Beetle, with the engine still in the car. Looking at the Starter location from beneath
the car takes some wiggling and a good light—with the car on stands or a lift.

Our problem: How to remove the Bushing cleanly and to install the new Bushing.

Volkswagen had the answer. For every operation necessary on VWs, Volkswagen designed a tool. And every Volkswagen Dealership had boards of tools conveniently located for the technicians who daily worked on cars.

Volkswagen engineers designed a Bushing Puller for the 6
Volt Starter Bushing and another for the 12 Volt Bushing.

Let’s look at the Bushing Location first. In order to do this, I have a VW transmission which has been gutted and cleaned for the purpose.

The first picture shows the 1967 Long-bodied Starter in
place. The Top Engine Mounting Bolt has
been loosened and removed. Then, the Nut
of the Starter Positioning Stud can be removed.
The Starter easily can be pulled from its location to reveal the opening
containing the Bushing Location.

Now, let’s examine a 12 Volt Starter Bushing Puller.

By backing off the large Extractor Nut, the Puller Shaft
will extend so that the split end of the Puller Shaft can pass through and out
the far end of the Bushing. Once the
user is satisfied that the Puller Shaft is extended to the proper length—

The Puller can be installed into the Starter Housing on the
Transmission. Note how the steel Fulcrum
Plate (or Bar) fits exactly into the Housing.

It is time to flare the end of the Puller.

By tightening the 13mm hex-headed Bolt, the Pin is forced against the Ball into the split end of the Puller so that the end flares. The more the Bolt is tightened, the larger the end of the Puller flares until it has become larger than the inner diameter of the Bushing. To hold the Puller Shaft steady while the Bolt is being tightened, the Shaft Threads have a flatted area on both sides for an 11mm open end wrench.

Once this has been accomplished, the large Extractor Nut on
the Puller Threads can be tightened against the Fulcrum Bar. Pressure is exerted upon the Bushing which
begins to pull out of its location. With
little effort, the Bushing soon is loosened and removed from its location and
the Puller, with the Bushing on it, can be removed from the transmission

Once the worn Bushing has been removed, a new one can be
installed.

The outer diameter of the new Bushing should be lightly
greased to aid installation.

Place the new Bushing onto the 12 Volt End of the
Installation Tool.

Place the Bushing Tool at the opening where the Bushing is
to be installed and use a small ball peen hammer to start the Bushing into its
orifice. Check the progress of
installation until the Bushing is flush into its opening.

Lightly grease the Starter Shaft and install the Starter
onto the Positioning Stud and secure it using the Nut. The Top Engine Mounting Bolt can be installed
and secured.

Notes: My gratitude to David Brown of Pennsylvania for the two Starter Bushing Pullers and the Installation Tool. David, now retired, was a Volkswagen of America trained Parts Manager. David worked at several Northeastern VW dealerships and eventually established his own shop. Although retired, David continues to do side jobs and serves as a consultant to others, including to me. Thank you, David for your consistent expertise!